Congress Ratifies Guatemalan FTA with ColombiaWednesday, March 11, 2009 The Guatemalan Congress ratified the FTA that the country, along with El Salvador and Honduras, negotiated and signed with Colombia in August 2007. Jessica Osorio wrote in Prensalibre.com: "The objective is to promote the expansion of trade in goods and services in a free trade zone. Each country will be sure to adopt the necessary measures to comply with the content that was approved." Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador to establish single treaty with MexicoTuesday, October 21, 2008 Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador present Mexico with the proposal regarding rules of origin that will unite the FTA's that those countries have with Mexico into a single bilateral agreement. Honduran Minister of Trade, Fredy Cerrato, explained that the technical work to unite the commercial agreements and create the Northern Triangle between Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador and Mexico will begin in full in the first quarter of 2009. Salvadoran Congress ratifies FTA with ColombiaFriday, August 22, 2008 The Congress of El Salvador ratified the FTA that the country, along with Guatemala and Honduras, negotiated and signed with Colombia in 2007 and which should come into force before the end of the year. The ratification of the FTA "will strengthen trade, and at the same time will allow a greater flow of investment between El Salvador and Colombia," the Salvadoran Minister of Economy, Richard Esmahan, believes. How to Take Advantage of the European Agreement in GuatemalaTuesday, November 26, 2013 Technical assistance and training will be provided for the public institutions who will be involved in the implementation of the agreement. "AA-Integration Project" will take place in a period of 80 months with a $11.6 million investment, of which $9.1 million will be provided by the European Union and the rest by the Guatemalan government. Guatemala to Reactive Tariffs Suit Against El SalvadorFriday, May 13, 2011 Guatemala will reactivate a lawsuit filed in 2006 for the elimination of tariffs on metallurgical products. Alexander Cutz , director of the Management of Foreign Trade Administration (Dace), at the Ministry of Economy , said that El Salvador has reduced the tariff on galvanized sheet metal , wire and galvanized pipe to zero . FTA Colombia – El Salvador Comes Into EffectTuesday, February 2, 2010 The Free Trade Agreement signed by both countries came into effect on Monday. 53% of Colombia’s industrial goods now benefit from zero tariffs when entering El Salvador. CA Looks for Better FTA with ColombiaThursday, September 16, 2010 Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador will review the FTA they have with Colombia in order to making it better. Since February, when the treaty came into effect, the countries of "Triángulo Norte" (union of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador) haven't got positive economical results and exports have been minimal. Guatemala and El Salvador Analyze Customs UnionMonday, March 8, 2010 Representatives from both countries’ economy ministries are discussing health measures and commercial aspects. Mario Hernández, Salvadoran Trade Minister agrees with his Guatemalan counterpart, Raúl Trejo, in that this will be a long and complex process. They expect to lay the foundations of this initiative within six months. FTA with South Korea: Yes or No?Friday, February 16, 2018 While agricultural companies in Guatemala insist on signing the agreement so as not to lose out to their competitors in the region, industrialists propose to renegote the agreement from scratch. Each sector's position is very clear. The industrialists say that if the agreement is signed under the current conditions, some subsectors will be affected, and for that reason they want, if there is openness on the part of the Korean government, to go back to the negotiating table. Medicines: Ecuadorians Looking for Business in the RegionWednesday, April 11, 2018 From April 23 to 26, entrepreneurs from the pharmaceutical sector will be visiting Guatemala and El Salvador to meet with companies interested in distributing their products. This event is being organized by the Trade Office of the Embassy of Ecuador in Guatemala and will be held at the Barceló Hotel in Guatemala and El Salvador. Trade Mission from Ecuador to Guatemala and El SalvadorWednesday, September 20, 2017 Between September 25th and 28th, Ecuadorian businessmen from the cosmetics and cleaning products sector will visit Guatemala and El Salvador to showcase their products. This event is being organized by the Trade Office of the Embassy of Ecuador in Guatemala and will be held at the Barceló Hotel in Guatemala and El Salvador. Unified FTA with Mexico In October 2011Monday, August 22, 2011 October is expected to see the unification into a single trade agreement of the treaties that Mexico has signed with Nicaragua, Costa Rica and the Northern Triangle (Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador). The announcement was made by Bernardo Mendez, director of economic affairs at the Embassy of Mexico in El Salvador. More Efforts for Customs IntegrationTuesday, February 14, 2012 El Salvador and Guatemala have agreed to accelerate the integration process between the customs offices of both countries, once again returning to the negotiation process. Guatemala and El Salvador have decided to accelerate the process towards the Customs Union, and in order to achieve this their economic ministers will meet once a month. Will Guatemala-Mexico Freight Train Be Reactivated?Wednesday, March 20, 2019 The long-awaited railway connection between the two countries depends on the rehabilitation of the Doctor Rodolfo Robles bridge in Ayutla, San Marcos, which would be done this year. According to the Guatemalan Ministry of Communications, under current conditions the bridge cannot support the load of a locomotive and using that section would be a high risk. Guatemala-Mexico Freight Train ReactivatedThursday, October 29, 2015 It has been announced that as of December 15th the Tecún Uman San Marcos line will connect with the mexican Compañía de Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab in order to transport cargo from Guatemala. The Mexican train known as "The Beast", will enter onto Guatemalan soil through Tecún Uman, where it will receive cargo to be transported from Central America to Mexico and the United States. |
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